Angels Hitting Coach Don Baylor Breaks Leg On Ceremonial First Pitch

Summary of 7 articles · Updated Apr 1, 2014

The Angels lost to the Seattle Mariners 10-3. Los Angeles Angels hitting coach Don Baylor is undergoing surgery on his broken right leg after getting hurt while catching the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day. - Los Angeles Angels hitting coach Don Bay… (more)lor broke a bone in his right leg while attempting to catch the ceremonial first pitch thrown by former Los Angeles star Vladimir Guerrero, and will undergo surgery on Tuesday, the team said. Baylor appeared to injure his right leg while making the catch, and two Angels staff members had to help him off the field. Baylor left the Arizona Diamondbacks in the offseason to return to Anaheim, where he played six seasons with the California Angels. The throw from Guerrero was low and a bit outside, Baylor reached for the ball in the dirt and then appeared to injure his right leg while making the catch and standing up. Vladimir Guerrero signed a one-day contract to retire with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. He never batted lower than .290 in his final 15 seasons despite a well-known penchant for swinging at balls outside the strike zone.